HI SO i just finished y&b and i poured through your tag and saw your post about their lives after the fic and stuff, and i just need to know... in harry's life in the future, what do you see happening with his family? would his dad unfortunately die? would gemma recover and mend their relationship? I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIS WELL-BEING
Ohhhh this is quite the message! I like this. Ohkay. So.
What happened to his family? Well, unfortunately, when you have a father like Harryâs, it doesnât always âget betterâ, you know? LikeâŠyouâre always going to deal with his issues and heâs always going to have ups and downs and itâs always going to be difficult and stressful and bleh. Ya know. So Harry and Louis will be as present as they can be while also maintaining a healthy distance. I image a lot of weekly dinners and phone calls and I imagine that, in a few years, Louis encourages Harry to try to talk it out with his father so he can have a bit of resolution on some things. It will be a rocky relationship, but I see them working on it. No, I donât think Des will die. I think Des will become a hermit thoughâas he should have done before, probably. He will keep to himself and fade out of the spotlight and Harry and Louis will bring new records for him to listen to when they visit and Des will sit in his chair and either praise the new blood or slam them unfairly. Louis may or may not egg him on sometimes just for the innocent fun of it. Harry may or may not shake his head as he presses his chin to his chest, hiding the enormous smile he gets whenever Louis is anywhere near him. Or anywhere at all, really.
So as for his mother, I imagine Louis being by Harryâs side as he tries to contact her through the years. Eventually theyâll meet up. Eventually theyâll have lunch in some overly-priced restaurant with crystal glasses and soft violins and fresh, clipped flowers on the tables. I imagine Harry clenching his fist under the table as he tries to keep the conversation light because he doesnât know what to sayâthereâs just too much. I imagine his mother being sad at the corners of her eyes and regretful at her lips but I imagine his mother knowing that sheâs not going to stay in his life. Sheâs too ashamed, sheâs too selfish, sheâs too lost and intimidated by Harry and his world. Louis will be outside the restaurant (even tho he swears in all his texts to Harry that heâs actually out shopping for produce) and he will be trying not to spy through the windows but he absolutely will be and the minute Harryâs mother stands to leave, causing Harry to stand as well, he will rush into the restaurant without another thought. Heâll suction himself to Harryâs sideâHarry, who has his head bowed as he stands alone at the table, fists clenched, closed eyelids fluttering, his pristine suit too bright and too crisp on his gentle, fair skin. And Louis wonât ask and wonât speak, just slide his hand into Harryâs, unclenching his fists, and heâll press lips to his temple as he slowly guides him out. And theyâll spend the rest of the day inside, wrapped up in bed and just lying together, touching from nose to toe, and occasionally Louis will hum in Harryâs ear and glide his hands across the planes of his chest which will make Harry break into soft, surprised giggles as he rolls over and gazes up into Louisâ sweet, sun-just-burst-over-the-horizon face. And through the course of their life, Harry will receive letters from his mother. Theyâll never say where she is but writes. And Louisâ always at Harryâs side when he opens them. I dunno if they will ever meet again⊠Hm. Probably. But not for some time.
So then Gemma? Letâs see. I think she will spiral out of more control, being the beautiful, glamorous, wasted away model. Sheâll be sad and people will idolize her. And sheâll hit rock bottomâhave a cocaine scandal or somethingâand she will never reach out to Harry and Harry is so terrified and angry that he wonât reach out eitherâbut Louis will. Louis will act on his feelings and just find her and he will befriend her and they keep up communication. Because Gemma is, maybe, just as fucked up inside as Harry. And Louis will tell her all about him and how much he loves his boy and Gemma will have someone, you know? A genuine someone. So then eventually Gemma will have the courage to visit Harryâafter sheâs been clean for a couple months and gained a bit of perspective and control on lifeâand she will just show up. Then Harry will find out about everything Louis did and he will be SO MAD at firstâprobably wonât talk to him for a week. But then one night, when Louis is still sleeping on the couch bc Gemma is in the guest room (her and Harry have been spending all day, every day together since she came, and Louis doesnât care how mad Harry is at himâitâs worth it to see the joy in his face when he looks at his sister and they laugh together and reminisce), Louis will be tossing and turning and tugging at the blankets. And then, wordlessly and out of nowhere, Harry will suddenly be there, crouched down and wrapping Louis up in his arms, breathing his neck and gripping him so tightly, so softly. And his eyes will be closed and pinched and heâll breathe an âI miss youâ into Louisâ skin as Louis holds him back. Heâll breathe a âThank youâ and Louis will softly chuckle an âIâm sorryâ and Harry will shake his head and lift his head to gaze at Louis softly and he will say, âNo, Iâm the one who should be sorry. Thank you. Youâve done more for me than I deserve. I canât evenââ and Louis will silence him with a kiss and pull him closer and Harry will sigh and swipe his hands through Louisâ hair as he gently climbs onto the couch and Harry will break the kiss when theyâre a bit out of breath, faced tucked against each otherâs and Harry will play with the collar of Louisâ t-shirt. âI love you more and more every single day,â heâll practically whisper. And Louisâ vision will spin out of control as his veins snap and his heart quivers and Harry will continue, âI didnât think that was possible, you know. I didnât think it was possible to drown in somebody else.â Heâll lift his gaze to meet Louisââand Louisâ senses are heightened and his entire body and soul are on edgeâand Harry will murmur as he pushes back Louisâ hair, âI never before thought it possible to drown and yet become stronger for it.â Swipes his hand across Louisâ forehead before cupping his cheek. âBecome more alive for it.â Pulls him closer. âLouis Tomlinson,â he whisper and Louis will positively shudder, tears prickling at his eyes as his own emotions flood him, as he drowns as well. âI never want to live a day where Iâm not drowning with you.â And Louis might actually gasp a sob as stray droplets escape his eyes and he might just latch onto Harry as he fumbles fevered âI love you"s into his mouth and the next morning they will all get breakfast, Louis and Harry and Gemma, and Harry will hold Louisâ hand across the table, near the vase of lilies, and they will smile fondly at each other under the sun as Gemma observes them softly and they will make a toast and laugh and smile and they will heal together andâŠ
Yeah, I think Harryâs going to be alright. I think heâll be more than alright.
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